Mid-Pacific Institute took advantage of eight walks with timely hits to outlast visiting 'Iolani, 14-9, Wednesday in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I double-elimination tournament.

Cameron Igarashi (3 for 4) and Marcus Doi led the way with four and three RBI, respectively for the Owls (13-3 overall, 3-1 tournament). Tanner Nishioka and Christian Donohue (4 for 4) hit two- and three-run homers, respectively, for the Raiders (7-8, 2-1), who were handed their first loss in the double-elimination tournament.

The Owls and Raiders meet again at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at MPI for the tournament championship.

The regular-season champion Owls can take the overall ILH title and earn the league's seeded state berth with a victory. As regular-season champion, the Owls not only have secured a state tournament berth, but have earned home field advantage throughout the league's postseason.

The Raiders need to win to take the tournament title and force a playoff for the overall title with the regular-season champion Owls. An 'Iolani win also knocks Saint Louis out of playoff for second. If the Raiders lose, they play Saint Louis, the regular-season runner-up, Friday for the ILH's second state berth.

One way or another, there will be a game Friday.

The Raiders sent the Owls to the losers' bracket by beating them, 2-1, on Saturday.

"When we played the on Saturday, we got out of our game," MPi coach Dunn Muramaru said.

Wednesday was not a good day for pitchers. The Raiders used five pitchers and the Owls four. Mid-Pacific's third pitcher, Deric Valoroso entered the game at the right time, getting the final out in the top of the third inning after giving up an RBI single that tied the game at 4, then watching his teammates break the deadlock with a three-run bottom of the third inning. He still got credit for the win, despite allowing five runs in the sixth after MPI gave him a 13-5 lead.

'Iolani starter Bronson Ichimura was tagged for seven runs in three innings. But Javin Nohara, Kelle Miyama and Reid Kimura also gave up runs when they followed him. Only Drew Ichikawa went unscathed in two-thirds of an inning.

"The boys banged the ball, the pitching got a little bit loose," 'Iolani coach Brent Shimokawa said. "We walked too many guys. We have to throw strikes. That's the bottom line. We scored enough runs to win today, but we can't score 20 runs every game and hope to win. Good job by them."

After taking a 7-4 lead after three innings, the Owls added two in the fourth and four in the fifth on Doi's two-run double and Fentriss' two-run single to give MPI a commanding 13-4 lead. Another run would've ended the game there on the 10-run differential mercy rule, but the Owls stranded the bases loaded.

The Raiders looked like they were going to make the Owls pay not ending the game then. 'Iolani sent nine batters to the plate in a five-run sixth to pull to 13-9. Three walks were cashed in, one one Austin Darmawan's RBI double and later on Donohue's three-run homer to center.

But the Owls recouped one of the runs in the bottom of the sixth when Isaiah Kiner-Falefa led off with a single, was balked to second, moved to third on Quinton Collier's sacrifice and scored on a wild pitch.

Fentriss, MPI's starting pitcher, lasted just two-plus innings, allowing four runs and six hits, but remained in the game at first base, batting 2 for 5.